New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY (CONSUMER SAFETY) REGULATION 2006 - REG 34

34 Notification of results of safety and compliance tests

(1) Notices relating to network connected electrical installations As soon as is reasonably practicable (but in any event no later than 14 days) after the completion of any safety and compliance test on an electrical installation, the results of the test are to be notified as follows:

(a) to the owner of the installation,

(b) in relation to an electrical installation that is connected, or is intended to be connected, to the distribution system of a distribution network service provider-to the distribution network service provider, but only if the electrical installation work concerned involves:

(i) a new electrical installation, or

(ii) any alterations or additions to an existing electrical installation that will require additional work to be done by or on behalf of the provider in relation to the network connection or metering arrangements for the installation, or

(iii) work on a switchboard or associated electrical equipment (other than work to repair or replace equipment that does not alter the electrical loading, method of electrical protection, system of earthing or physical location of the switchboard or equipment being repaired or replaced),

Note: Work on a switchboard or associated electrical equipment includes, for this purpose, the addition of new subcircuits or submains and any work that increases the rating of existing subcircuits or submains.

(c) in the case where the electrical installation work concerned involves the connection of the installation to a stand-alone power system-to the Director-General.

(2) Notice may be given to occupier instead of owner in certain cases Notice to the owner of an electrical installation may instead be given to the occupier of the place in which the installation is situated if the occupier is one of the parties who agreed or arranged for the relevant installation work to be carried out on the installation.

(3) Content of notice The notice must:

(a) be in the form approved by the Director-General from time to time, and

(b) describe the electrical installation work done and identify the electrical installation concerned, and

(c) specify:

(i) the name and authority number of each person who carried out, or supervised the carrying out of, the electrical installation work concerned, and

(ii) if applicable, the name and authority number of any person engaged by the owner or occupier of the installation (whether or not for fee or reward) to provide, or arrange for the provision of, the electrical installation work concerned (the "responsible person"), and

(d) specify the name and authority number of the person who carried out the test (the "tester") and the date on which the test was carried out, and

(e) be signed by the tester and the responsible person (if any).

(4) Offence: failure to give notice If the results of the test are not notified in accordance with this clause, the responsible person (if any) for the electrical installation work or, if there is no responsible person, the tester, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) and 20 penalty units (in any other case).

(5) Offences: failure to retain notices or produce copies A person who notifies the results of a test for the purposes of this clause:

(a) must keep a copy of the notice for at least 5 years from when the notice was given, and

(b) if it relates to an electrical installation other than a free-standing electrical installation-must produce a copy of the notice to any of the following persons on demand made by them at any time during that 5-year period:

(i) the Director-General,

(ii) the relevant distribution network service provider,

(iii) an authorised officer, and

(c) if it relates to a free-standing electrical installation-must produce a copy of the notice to any of the following persons on demand made by them at any time during that 5-year period:

(i) the Director-General,

(ii) an authorised officer.

Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) and 20 penalty units (in any other case).